#8E423D#8E423D

#8E423D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.104 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E423D
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 61)
HSL	hsl(4, 40%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(4, 57%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 57%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.82, 31.76, 18.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.82, 36.69, 30.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.61% 0.0941 0.0451)
OKLCH	oklch(47.61% 0.104 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9470, 9.9857, 5.6069)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E423D #3D898E

analogous

#8E3D60 #8E423D #8E6B3D

triadic

#8E423D #3D8E42 #423D8E

tetradic

#8E423D #608E3D #3D898E #6B3D8E

square

#8E423D #608E3D #3D898E #6B3D8E

split-complementary

#8E423D #3D8E6B #3D608E

monochromatic

#381A18 #632E2B #8E423D #B55953 #C8827E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#8E423D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#8E423D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E423D

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E423D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E423D	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544F3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675F3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B3641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e423d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.104 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37872',
    500: '#8e423d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e423d;
$custom-light: #b37872;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e423d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.704,
    "s": 39.901,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47606,
    "c": 0.10433,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E423D

secondary

#75AEB1

accent

#C8D058

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#120908

muted

#817B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E423D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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